Yesterday AT&T announced that it would start offering the Nexus 6 pre-orders on November 12th, and as it turns out, that was a Nexus 6-related date that you could actually trust. The 12th is here, and pre-orders to get the Nexus 6 from the carrier are now available online and in stores.

Altogether, AT&T wants $682.99 for the Nexus 6, but you can chop that up using whatever Next payment plan you prefer or cut it down to $249.99 by signing a two-year contract. Whichever approach you take, the phone should ship out roughly one week from today, on November 18th.

The carrier's price is significantly higher than the $649.99 a 32GB Nexus 6 will go for on the Play Store, but Google's shipping fee somewhat cancels this difference out. On the other hand, AT&T doesn't appear to offer much in the way of choice just yet. As of now, I only see the 32GB Midnight Blue model.

AT&T will also take $50 off a Moto 360, Moto Hint, or Moto Sliver II if you pair one with the purchase of a new Nexus 6. If this appeals to you, you have until January 8th to take advantage of the deal.

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If Nexus 6, only be release on Nov 18, can that means the update for old nexus's only be available on that date too?

blindexecutioner

I'd hope so or sooner since 3rd party phones like the Moto G are already getting upgraded.

saf1927

Probably even later.

sergejsbabikovs

Worst launch EVER just because of the hype and confusion about orders, preorders, availability

Robabobbob

Worst launch ever you say... *cough* One Plus One *cough*

jonathan3579

I think this is coming dangerously close to OnePlus.

someone755

I don't feel anyone can eff up as bad as OnePlus did.
Though I've been proven wrong with statements like this...

dude

I just ordered my third OnePlus, it shipped 24hours after the order and due for arrival in 2 days.

dude

Well, I guess that doesn't prove anything, because I guess their invite system is still messed up, but once you get the order, it's not so bad.

I was going to get the N6, but I got impatient waiting for it to show up in T-Mo store, and the leaked photos show it was just as bad as the Moto X 2014, despite having the same sensor as the OPO, but with OIS and updated API. I just can't justify buying such a big phone out of my comfort range for that price if the camera isn't going to be an improvement.

braindead360

OnePlus sort of had an excuse, seeing as they are relatively new to the industry. Google and Motorola... Not so much.

paxmos

Just wait a bit and one can get This phone without all the current hassles!!

This is such an awful deal. Consider the iPhone 6 64gb which is 749 off contract is available for 299 on contract. The iPhone 6 which is 649 off contract is 199. Yeah, I'm not buying this with such a garbage price on both ends right now.

Serge Cebrian

damn how can i buy without a contract it still asks me to select a plan :(
but i live in mexico so i think i cant get a plan :((

blindexecutioner

I doubt a carrier will sell you a phone without service even if you pay full price.

Serge Cebrian

yes i know.. at least in mexico they sell it to you in PREPAY
i will check if there is a similar option here :)

I have a 16gb G2 right now and I think its plenty of space....to think i'm goin to double that with the Nexus in a week just excites me....I wouldnt know what to do with 64!! haha thats a shit load of porn dude jk jk

Kash Khan

I have a 32GB LG G2 and there have been a few times where I've felt it was too little (especially since only 24GB is actually usable). I like to tinker with my phone, so a bunch of space gets taken up by Titanium and TWRP backups. Also, my commute takes me underground, so I can't always rely on streaming music services. Throw in a couple of games and that 24GB gets eaten up real quick. 64GB would provide me with a ton of breathing room with my typical usage.

thats true....I'm running CM and its helped with the amount of room I have on my phone. Except for the fact that I have to keep 2 Roms on it just incase one bootloops on me. Then with the baseband, additional zips etc etc, I guess I see your point. I'm right around 12 gigs right now. I guess I am kind of limited to what I can put on it. blah

Kash Khan

Unless you messed with the partition sizes, you're actually not saving any space by using CM on your G2. The system partition size is static, regardless of the type of ROM you install. So you either have to install apps in the system partition, or you have to resize the partition to reclaim that empty space (which is not recommended since the bootloader relies on set partition sizes).

I imagine we'll have more free space on the Nexus 6 since its system partition will be much smaller than that on the G2. Maybe I'll get 26-28GB of usable space instead of only 24GB.

Jon Gee

I believe you will have approx 27gb free under android 5 on Nexus 6. I have used about 8gb in 1 year on my Z Ultra. However I only have kindle books and zinio mags. Hardly any music or video. 27gb should be enough for 2 years.

aSquard

Bought on the Next plan with the intent to pay off early. Sucks that only 32GB was available, though I didn't see that anywhere... no matter. Perhaps when Google will allow me to purchase a 64GB through them I can recoup some monies from the AT&T one

I think the 32gb is plenty big....for me at least. I know a lot of people need more. My only gripe was the lack of Cloud White. But I am happy to be on this Next program. How do you pay it off early??? I think its like 482 this year after all of my payments.

aSquard

My Nexus 5 is 32GB and I've currently got about 19GB free, just wanted to try and snag a 64GB version this time around. In order to pay off early I was told you have to call into Customer Service

azul

We just landed on a comet all the way around Jupiter and Google, the world largest search provider, can't figure how to deliver another phone.

cy_n_ic

Not that impressive when we cant even claim to be a type 1 civilization. We cant work together globaly as a race so how could ur expectations be so high for a cell phone launch.

RM Becker

Wow... Just wow. Do you people ever miss an opportunity to spout this liberal BS? It's an article about a phone ffs. Get a life

cy_n_ic

Where did you get yours. So i can make sure not to pick up the worthless opinionated asshole life. Bwahahahaha ffs! Hahahaha! Titty sprinkles

This is speculation, but based on history (Nexus 5 and Nexus 7 2013 LTE), don't expect to be able to buy one of these and then use it on one of the CDMA carriers. Even though all Nexus 6s sold in the US are the same, regardless of where they were purchased, CDMA carriers whitelist IMEI numbers and chances are they will only whitelist devices that were purchased from Google Play, Motorola, and the carrier in question. What does this mean for you?

If you have an already-activated SIM card with a Verizon, Sprint, or US Cellular, you could probably put it in any Nexus 6 and have it work without a problem.

If you need a new line and SIM card, though, don't bank on it. Chances are, if you take one you bought from another carrier and walked into Verizon, Sprint, or US Cellular, they'll send you packing because they won't recognize the device.

Here's a quick guide:

If you want the option of activating on any of the 5 supported carriers at the drop of a hat, buy it from Google Play or Motorola.

If you want to activate it on AT&T or T-Mobile, you can buy it from anywhere because GSM carriers don't whitelist IMEI numbers.

If Verizon is your carrier of choice, buy it from Motorola, Google Play, or Verizon (if they even sell it in store)

Sprint - Buy it from Motorola, Google Play, or Sprint.

US Cellular - Buy it from Motorola, Google Play, or US Cellular.

Hopefully this will save some of you headaches.

And as for the history part:

If you bought a Nexus 5 from T-Mobile, Sprint wouldn't activate it because they didn't recognize the IMEI number. It's immaterial that all Nexus 5s sold in the US were the same and all had CDMA support. The only way to activate an N5 on Sprint was to buy it from Play or Sprint.

Same with the 2013 Nexus 7 LTE. When Verizon finally added IMEI numbers for that device, it was only for ones bought from Google Play or Verizon. If you bought it from T-Mobile, Verizon wouldn't give you a SIM for it because they didn't recognize the IMEI.

There is every reason to believe that this will continue to be a problem on the Nexus 6. Not even Apple can get around this.

cy_n_ic

This man speaketh the truth. Verizon for sure will not activate a device from another CARRIER. Other cdma could go eother way but VZW feels the need to turn away good customers with their iron fisted approach to service

Sprint will be the exact same way. As for US Cellular, I have no idea. I preordered an N6 from AT&T, so I fully intend to walk into a US Cellular store once I get it and see what happens when I try to activate it.